Ages 1 and 2.

Encourage early literacy skills at Toddler Story Time through stories, rhymes, and songs for active little ones and their caregivers. 20 - 25 minutes. No registration.

New at VPL! Struggling with your phone, tablet or laptop? Simply drop by the library on a Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 9-11 am for help from a knowledgeable librarian. Bring your questions about topics like getting started with the Libby app, setting up an email account, word processing, storing pictures, navigating social media platforms, and troubleshooting software issues. Come once or as often as you need to - help is here.*

*Please bring your device and password information to these sessions

Ages 1 and 2.

Encourage early literacy skills at Toddler Story Time through stories, rhymes, and songs for active little ones and their caregivers. 20 - 25 minutes. No registration.

New at VPL! Struggling with your phone, tablet or laptop? Simply drop by the library on a Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 9-11 am for help from a knowledgeable librarian. Bring your questions about topics like getting started with the Libby app, setting up an email account, word processing, storing pictures, navigating social media platforms, and troubleshooting software issues. Come once or as often as you need to - help is here.*

*Please bring your device and password information to these sessions

Ages 3-5.

Sensory story time builds communication and friendship skills in a supportive environment. Story time features a visual schedule, yoga, and more. No registration.

Ages 3-5. 

This story time includes books, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers who model sitting and listening. We focus on school readiness by improving attention, vocabulary, and imagination! 25 - 30 minutes. No registration.

Ages 3-5. 

This story time includes books, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers and their caregivers who model sitting and listening. We focus on school readiness by improving attention, vocabulary, and imagination! 25 - 30 minutes. No registration.

Ages 0-5. 

Featuring books, songs, and rhymes, Everybody Story Time is designed for the whole family. 25-30 minutes. No registration. 

Ages 0-12 months. 

Intended for pre-walkers, baby story time is a lap-sit story time full of books, songs, bounces and more for babies and their caregivers. 20-25 minutes with time for play and socialization afterwards. No registration.

Ages 0-12 months. 

Intended for pre-walkers, baby story time is a lap-sit story time full of books, songs, bounces and more for babies and their caregivers. 20-25 minutes with time for play and socialization afterwards. No registration.

About the series:

Welcome to the new Betty J. Karweick Author & Speaker Series, presented in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Here you will have access to live virtual visits (including interactive questions and answers) with bestselling authors and talks on a broad assortment of topics given by experts in their fields. Recordings of talks will be available for viewing after live events.

Ages 12-18. No registration.

Stop by Teen Central for DIY projects. Create throughout the week, as supplies last.

Ages 6-11. Registration required. 

Have fun playing Minecraft and interacting with peers. Build in Minecraft based on a new challenge each session! Minecraft Club does not include instructions on how to play or a shared server. Bring a device to play on or borrow one of ours. Please note that the library has a limited number of devices available and can't guarantee each participant a device.

Please register each child individually.

Please note that while it is possible to play on a public server at Minecraft Club, library staff recommend players create their own world to play in on their devices to maximize online safety.

About the series:

Welcome to the new Betty J. Karweick Author & Speaker Series, presented in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Here you will have access to live virtual visits (including interactive questions and answers) with bestselling authors and talks on a broad assortment of topics given by experts in their fields. Recordings of talks will be available for viewing after live events.

The Aspiring Writers Group offers constructive feedback and inspiration to writers and aspiring writers of all genres. 

Want to get a blog started or grow one? Hoping to be published in a magazine? Trying to finish or fine-tune the next great American novel? We welcome all!

This event is sponsored by Beyond the Page, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Madison Community Foundation.